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EAZA AcaemCoses 2012

Jaa 2012 - Vesio 1.0

The EAZA Acaem has bee sccessll ig beeig pogamme maagemet coses sice the

eal 1990s. Thaks to a geeos oatio om Foatio Seg i 2010, EAZA as able to ecit a

Taiig Oce to sppot the expasio o the age o coses oee b the Acaem. The

Acaem coties to bil o the establishe omat o its existig pogammes to elive high qalit,

applie coses taght b kolegeable poessioals okig ithi the zoo a aqaim commit.


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Aims o the EAZA Acaem:

Developanddeliverhighqualitytrainingtosupportthe

growthofEAZAanditsmembers

Providerelevanttrainingopportunitiesthatare

accessibletoallmembers

Regularlyevaluatetrainingoeredtoensureitremains

currentandofahighvalue

WhereappropriateextendEAZAAcademytraining

opportunitiestoconstituenciesbeyondthemembership

TheEAZAAcademyisalsocommittedtoloweringits

carbonfootprintandsupportscarbonosetactivities.

Asummaryofavailablecoursesisprovidedonthenext

page,withfurtherspecicdetailsofcoursecontent,costs

etc.providedthroughoutthisdocument.

Look ot o a e coses a pates o the EAZA

Acaem pages o the EAZA ebsite:

.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Coses.aspx.

Lagage, Locatios a Costs

CurrentlyallcoursesaretaughtinEnglish,andmostare

basedattheEAZAExecutiveOceclassroomswithin

ArtisZooinAmsterdam,Netherlands.Whencoursesare

heldatdierentlocationsthisisindicatedinthecourse

information.Ifyouwouldliketoinvestigatethe

possibilitiesofhostingacourse,ordeliveryofaspecic

courseinadierentlocationorlanguagepleasecontact

[email protected]

Thepublishedcoursefeecoversalltuitioncosts,lunch

eachday,coeebreaks,coursematerialsand

administrativecosts.Accommodationcostsarenot

included;EAZAcanrecommendgoodvalue

accommodationinthearea.

Coursedetailsaresubjecttochangeandanyupdateswill

bepublished.Ifyouarenotalreadyamemberofthe

EAZAAcademye-groupandwouldliketoreceive

informationandupdatesaboutcoursespleasesendan

[email protected]

Seg Scholaships

SegrscholarshipsareopentoemployeesofEAZA

MembersorCandidatesforMembership.These

scholarshipsaremadepossibleduetoagenerous

donationfromFondationSegr.TheaimsoftheSegr

Scholarshipsaretopromoteprofessionaltraining,and

supportmotivated,committedzoostatofurthertheir

skillsdevelopmentandaidthewiderEAZAcommunity.

Thesescholarshipsareparticularlyintendedtosupport

stafrominstitutionsthatwouldbenetmostfromthis

typeofnancialsupport.

Onescholarshipwillbeavailableperfullcourse

oeredin2012.Scholarshipswillcover:

Coursefee

Costofreturnairfare,orstandardclasstrainorbus

travel,orcarmileageat0.45permiletothecourse

location(travelarrangementsandcoststobeagreed

beforepaymentismade)

Scholarshipapplicantsarerequiredtocompletea

scholarshipapplicationformandprovidetwoletters

ofrecommendation.

Fthe etails abot scholaships a the eqie

oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaem pages o the

EAZA ebsite:

.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.

The ealie o scholaship applicatios is

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ACADEMYEAZA

Foatio Seg oes sppot to pojects cocee ith ecatio

a the cosevatio o ate. The EAZA Acaem is hooe to be

chose as oe o these pojects. I o ol like to ko moe abot

the ok o Foatio Seg please go to .oatiosege.og

FONDATION SEGR


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OVErVIEw OF EAZA ACAdEMy COurSES OFFErEd In 2012

Cose Title Stat ate E ate Aime at notes

Nutrition Workshop:

Feeding Herbivores

27/01/12 27/01/12 Curators,headkeepers,keepers,

nutritionists

Precedesthe7thEuropeanZoo

NutritionConference

Basic BreedingProgramme

Management

06/02/12 10/02/12 EEPcoordinators,ESBkeepers,peoplewhoareassistingthem,or

abouttotakeanEEPorESBover

Thiscourseifoeredtwiceayear,everyyear.Thesecond

courseisoeredDecember2012

Animal Behaviour

and Applications to

Husbandry

14/03/12 16/03/12 Keepers,educators,andanybody

elseinterestedinndingoutabout

whyanimalsbehaveinthewaythat

theydo.

Efective Presentation

Skills

24/04/12 25/04/12 Anyonewishingtobecomeamore

eectiveandcondentpresenter

OeredexclusivelyforEAZA

membersbySkillstudioata

signicantlydiscountedrate.

Forage Production

and Management

12/05/12 13/05/12 Keepers,headkeepers,

horticulturalists,nutritionistsandotherinterestedzoosta

FollowstheEAZA

ZoohorticultureConference2012

Visitor Studies 27/08/12 28/08/12 Anyoneinterestedinevaluatingthe

impactofeducationalmessages

withintheircollection

PrecedestheInternationalZoo

EducatorsConference2012

Efective Presentation

Skills

04/09/12 05/09/12 Anyonewishingtobecomeamore

eectiveandcondentpresenter

OeredexclusivelyforEAZA

membersbySkillstudioata

signicantlydiscountedrate.

PMx Workshop 26/09/12 28/09/12 EAZAAnnualConferencedelegates FreetoEAZAAnnual

Conferencedelegates

Excel Tricks and Tips 26/09/12 28/09/12 EAZAAnnualConferencedelegates FreetoEAZAAnnual

ConferencedelegatesExhibit Design and

Planning

18/10/12 19/10/12 Anyoneinterestedinlearningmore

aboutexhibitdesignprinciplesand

planningprocesses

Animal Training 23/10/12 26/10/12 Keepers,curatorsandveterinarians Nopreviousanimaltraining

experiencenecessary

Introduction to

Zoo and Aquarium

Management

26/11/12 28/11/12 Sectionheads,educationmanagers,

curatorsandstawithsupervisory

responsibilities

LeadsontoAdvancedZooand

AquariumManagementcourse

thatwillbeavailableinfuture

years.

Basic Breeding

ProgrammeManagement

10/12/12 14/12/12 EEPcoordinators,ESBkeepers,

peoplewhoareassistingthem,orabouttotakeanEEPorESBover

Thiscourseisoeredtwicea

year,everyear.Thenextcoursewilltakeplaceinearly2013

Advanced Breeding

Programme

Management

15/01/13 18/01/13 EEPcoordinatorsorESBkeepersor

thosewhoareassistingthem

Youmustalreadyhave

completedtheBasicbreeding

programmemanagementcourse

Ho to Appl

Applicatio oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaem pages o the EAZA ebsite:


Please sbmit all applicatios i electoic omat.


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ntitio wokshop:Feeig hebivoes

27 Jaa 2012

IstctosMarcusClauss,ClinicforZooAnimals,ExoticPetsandWildlife,UniversityofZurichDr.AndreaFidgett,Nutritionist,ChesterZooTjallingHuisman,VanHallLarenstein,UniversityofAppliedSciencesDr.PatriciaLeberl,InstituteforAgriculturalChemistry,UniversityofHohenheim

Locatio a CostIrchelCampusoftheUniversityofZurich,SwitzerlandPaticipats: 110Stets: 80

usig emostatios a iteactive elemets this oe-a

okshop ill ivestigate ho to ecogize goo qalit oghage

a make the ight titioal choices o gazig a bosig

hebivoes. This okshop has bee esige i collaboatio ith

the EAZA ntitio Gop a is a excellet oppotit to lea

moe abot ho best to ee ieet kis o hebivoes i o

cae.

who is the cose aime at?Curators,headkeepers,keepers,nutritionists,commissionarystaandanyone

elseinvolvedinacquiringandfeedingroughageforherbivores

Cotet Choosingsuitabletypesofroughageinrationsfordierentgroupsof

mammalianherbivores

Overviewofthedosanddontsofdietdesignforherbivores

Visualassessmentofthequalityofroughage

Readingandinterpretingroughageanalysisresults

Investigationofthepossibilitiesforandadvantagesofreducingother

componentsinherbivorediets

yo mst egiste o this specifc okshop olie via the

EAZA ebsite o sig the olloig lik:

.eaza.et/activities/Pages/ntitioCoeece.aspx

Basic BeeigPogammeMaagemet6-10 Feba 2012 and10-14 decembe 2012

This cose eables paticipats to gai a eepe estaigo the geetics a emogaphics o beeig pogammes. It

gives a pactical i-epth itoctio to globall se stbook

sotae (SPArKS), a a fst vie o specialist sotae esige

to sppot eective maagemet o beeig pogammes ito

the te. The skills a estaig leat o this cose

ill eable geate cofece a abilit i appopiate ecisio

makig he maagig beeig pogammes to help coseve

species.

who is the cose aime at?CurrentEuropeanEndangeredSpeciesProgramme(EEP)coordinators,European

Studbook(ESB)keepers,peoplewhoareassistingcoordinators,orwhoareabout

totakeoverresponsibilityforanEEPorESB.

Cotet Whymanagezoopopulations?

Smallpopulationmanagementtoincludemeankinshipandgeneticinbreeding

Populationdemographicsandfactorsthataectpopulationgoals

UseofspecialistsoftwaresuchasSPARKSandPM2000.

Introducingweb-basedtools

WorkingproceduresandEAZAstructures

PracticalitiesofrunninganEEPorESB,includingcommon

problemsandhowtomanagethem

The tutor made what I expected to be

a dry and complex subject interesting

and understandableBasic Beeig Pogamme Maagemet

Paticipat, Feba 2011

IstctosDrKristinLeus,EAZAPopulationManagementAdvisoryGroup,CBSGEuropeProgrammeOcer,CopenhagenZooTanyaLangenhorst,HartmannsmountainandGrevyszebraEEPcoordinator,MarwellWildife

RangeofexperiencedstafromtheEAZAExecutiveOce

Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 285no-membes: 355


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Aimal Behavioa Applicatios toHsba14-16 Mach 2012IstctosZjefPereboom,ManagerCentreforResearchandConservation,KMDA/RZSAAntwerpZooJeroenStevens,ResearchAssociateAnimalBehaviour,KMDA/RZSAAntwerpZooExperiencedstafromtheEAZAExecutiveOce


This cose ill give o a goo backgo i aimal behavio to

bette ai estaig a maagemet o aimals i captive

eviomets. Pactical obsevatio sessios ill eable o to

appl theo to pactice. Fi ot h aimals o all the ei a

oel thigs the o!

who is the cose aime at?Anybodyinterestedinndingoutmoreaboutwhyanimalsbehaveinthewaythat

theydoandwantingtoapplythisknowledgetoaidcaptiveanimalmanagement.

Fromkeeperstoeducators,ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutanimalsandbeabletodeveloptrainingprogrammesforthemthenthisisthecourseforyou.

Cotet Principlesofanimalbehaviour

Tinbergensquestions

Naturalselection

Animalcommunication

Sexualandsocialbehaviour

Parentalcare

Individualbehaviourandanimalpersonality

Inuenceofcaptiveenvironments

Abnormalbehaviour

Introductiontohowanimalslearn

Individualbehaviourandanimalpersonality

EectivePesetatio Skills24-25 Apil 2012 and4-5 Septembe 2012

Fom givig pesetatios at coeeces o aimal ee times

to speakig at meetigs, thee ae a age o sitatios i

hich eective pesetatio skills ae eqie i oe to get

o message acoss. This highl pactical a iteactive to

a okshop is esige to help paticipats evelop geate

cofece a ke elive techiqes he speakig i pblic.

who is the cose aime at?Anyonewishingtodeveloptheirpublicspeakingandpresentationskillsto

becomeamoreeectiveandcondentpresenter.

Cotet Whatmakesagoodpresenter?

Exercisestohelpcontrolnervousenergyanddevelopamorerelaxedstyle

Speakingwithgreaterclarityandcondence

Creatingastrongopeningandending

Creatingaclearstructureandstrongfocusthroughoutthepresentation

Developinggreaterimpact

Exercisestohelpdevelopamorecommandingdeliverystyle

Inuencingyouraudience

Techniquestohelpyouraudiencerememberthematerial

Dealingwithquestions

Andmuchmore!

IstctosHighlyexperiencedtrainerfromSkillstudioUsedtoworkingwithEuropeanaudiencesFormoreinformationaboutSkillstudiopleasegotowww.skillstudio.co.uk

Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 450

ThiscourseisoeredexclusivelyforEAZAmembersbySkillstudioatasignicantlydiscountedrate.


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Visito Sties27-28 Agst 2012

IstctosAndrewMoss,EducationResearchOcer,

ChesterZooAdditionaltutorstobeconrmed

Locatio a CostChesterZoo,Chester,UnitedKingdomEAZA membes: 215no-membes: 270

A essetial cose o aoe iteeste i evalatig the impact

o ecatioal messages ithi thei collectio. This cose ill

give o backgo iomatio abot the vale o, a pocees

ivolve i visito sties, as ell as the oppotit to iscss

ieet tpes o visito sties ith the sppot o expeiece

ttos.

who is the cose aime at?Zooandaquariumeducatorsorstawiththeresponsibilityofconveying

educationalmessages.Studentsthatwishtocarryoutvisitorstudyresearch

wouldalsobenetfromthistraining.

Cotet Theimportanceofvisitorstudies-whyshouldzooscareaboutevaluation

Overviewofpreviousstudies

Introductiontosocialresearchandqualityinzoobasedvisitorstudies

Goodpracticeinresearchdesign,sampling,surveys,qualitativedatacollection

andanalysis

Commonmethodsusedandtheirrelativevalueofforansweringdierent

researchquestions

Howtoidentifyandavoidpoorqualityresearch

Practicaldatacollection,simpleanalysisandevaluation

Applicationtoindividualsituations

We havent done any visitor studies ..and this

made me very keen on doing some and really

helped in providing ides on how to proceed.Visito Sties Paticipat, Mach 2011

Foage Poctioa Maagemet1213 Ma 2012IstctosKevinFrediani,CuratorofPlantsandGardens,PaigntonZooDavidSutton,HeadGardener,TheHowlettsWildAnimalTrustMartinHoltGardenTeamLeader,PaigntonZooAndrewMcCorynBotanicalHorticulturalist,PaigntonZooSvenSeiert,TeamLeaderHorticulture,ZSLLondonZooSimonJones,GardensManager,EdinburghZoo

Locatio a CostPortLympneWildAnimalPark,Lympne,Nr.Hythe,Kent,UnitedKingdomEAZA membes: 175no-membes: 220

Ma aimals i zoological collectios cosme oage a bose

as pat o thei atal iet; hoeve ietifcatio o appopiate

oe plats ca be iclt. This pactical cose ill povie

paticipats ith kolege o available oage ithi zoo sites a

appopiate maagemet techiqes so that the ca eectivel

povie a ie age o atal oe o zoo aimals.

who is the cose aime at?Zookeepers,headkeepers,horticulturalists,nutritionistsandotherinterestedzoo

sta

Cotet Whatisforagemanagement?

Forageselectionanditsuseinzoostosupportcaptiveanimalmanagement

Overviewofestablishmentandmethodsforeectivefodderproductione.g.

coppice,hedgerow,etc.

Managementschedulesandmaintenancemethodstooptimisesustainable

forageproduction

Plantidentication

Forageharvesting,processingandstorage


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Fee coses oEAZA AalCoeecedelegatesSeptembe 20112628 Septembe 2012 see coeece pogammeo specifc ates a times

PMx wokshopEssentialupdatingforallEEPcoordinatorsandESBkeepers.Thishands-on

workshopwillfamiliariseyouwiththenewversionofthispopulationmanagement

andanalysissoftware.

Excel Ticks a TipsFromusingformulastocreatinggraphsandpivottablesallyouneedtoknow

abouthowtomakeExcelworkbetterforyou.Thisisaninteractivesessionwhere

wewillworkwithgivendataonyourownlaptoporoneoftheavailableconference

computers.

Fo both these coses places ae limite so book eal!

Please se the EAZA Acaem applicatio om available o

the EAZA ebsite at


Please sbmit all applicatios i electoic omat.

Locatio a CostInnsbruck,AustriaFee-o-chage to egisteecoeece elegates

Exhibit desiga Plaig18-19 Octobe 2012

IstctosMonikaFibey,Zoodesignconsultant,ZooLexZooDesign

RogerGraf,HeadofInformationandEducation,ZrichZoo

Locatio a CostEAZAExecutiveOce,Amsterdam,NetherlandsEAZA membes: 250no-EAZA membes: 315

Ceatig sccessl exhibits is a complex pocess, ote mae

moe iclt b the ee to itegate emas om vaios

stakeholes e.g. face, aimals, keepes, ecatos, visitos etc.

B the e o this cose o ill have a thoogh estaig

abot hat makes a exhibit appopiate o aimals, attactive o

visitos, a coveiet o keepes, hilst maagig the vaios

emas elatig to aspects o exhibit plaig.

who is the cose aime at?Directors,curators,projectmanagers,architects,orotherrelatedstainvolvedin

designingexhibitswithinanimalcollections.

Cotet Principlesofzoodesign;

theneedsofzoousergroups

visitorexperience

educationandlearning

circulation

typesofanimalexhibits

built-inenrichment

useofplants

enclosurebarriersandanimalviewing

Examplesfromvariouszoosandaquariumsillustratingtheprinciples

Individualandgroupworkanalysingexhibitdesign

Evaluationofthecompletedexhibit.


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Itoctio toZoo a AqaimMaagemet26-28 novembe 2012

IstctosJamesCretney,ChiefExecutive,MarwellWildlifeDavidField,ZoologicalDirector,ZoologicalSocietyofLondon

HenrikLehmannAndersen,Director,OdenseZooDrLesleyDickie,ExecutiveDirector,EAZA


A essetial itocto cose o aoe iteeste i impovig

thei maagemet skills a caee pogessio ithi the zoo

a aqaim ol. This applie cose ill eable o to make

ecisios ith cofece a povie a excellet oppotit to

etok ith othe maages i simila positios.

who is the cose aime at?Sectionheads,educationmanagers,curatorsandstawithsupervisory

responsibilitiesthatwanttolearnmoreaboutessentialaspectsofzooand

aquariummanagement,andhowtosuccessfullymanageworkloadsandsta

withinanimalcollections.

Cotet Legislation

Organisationalstructure

Humanresourcemanagement/linemanagement

Recruitment,interviewing,hiringandring

Performanceandconictmanagement

Motivationandpersonalitystyles

Eectivecommunication(verbalandwritten)

Leadershipskills

Timemanagement

The course was great. I had the chance tolearn more about zoo management ...

and build a network of contacts which

could be useful for future cooperation.Itoctio to Zoo a Aqaim Maagemet

Paticipat, Agst 2011

Aimal Taiig23-26 Octobe 2012

IstctosKirstinAndersonHansen,AnimalTrainingandEnrichmentCoordinator/AssistantCurator,OdenseZooAnnettePedersen,AnimalTrainingCoordinator,CopenhagenZoo

Locatio a CostCopenhagenZoo,Copenhagen,DenmarkEAZA membes: 325no-EAZA membes: 415

This cose povies zoo a aqaim sta ith a backgo to

aimal taiig theo a methoolog, as ell as a compehesive

estaig o the skills ecessa to tai aimals. Paticipats

ill have the oppotit to evelop thei taiig skills via has-

o pactical ok, aimal emostatios, gop activities a

iivial evelopmet oppotities.

who is the cose aime at?Keepers,curatorsandveterinarianslookingtogainessentialknowledgeand

skillsrequiredtoeectivelytrainanimals.Nopreviousanimaltrainingexperiencenecessary.

Cotet Relationshipbetweenanimaltrainingandanimalwelfare

Understandinganimalsnaturalbehaviourandindividualhistories

Learningtheoryandconcepts

Understandingmotivationandcommunication

Husbandryandmanagementtraining

Reinforcementstrategiesandshaping

Trainingwithsocialgroupsorgroupsofanimals

HowtocreateaTrainingPlanandrecordkeeping

Problemsolving Understandinganimalaggression

Animalandkeepersafety


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Fo moe etails o coses look at the Cose Caleao the EAZA Acaem ebpage.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Coses.aspx

Moe coses o 2012 comig soo!

Applicatio oms ca be o o the EAZA Acaempages o the EAZA ebsite:.eaza.et/activities/acaem/Pages/Appl.aspx.

Avace BeeigPogammeMaagemet15-18 Jaa 2013

IstctosDrKristinLeus,EAZAPopulationManagementAdvisoryGroup,CBSGEuropeProgrammeOcer,CopenhagenZooTanyaLangenhorst,HartmannsmountainandGrevyszebraEEPcoordinator,MarwellWildife

Locatio a CostKlnerZoo,Cologne,GermanyEAZA membes: 315no-membes: 395

This cose aims to povie a estaig o the geetic

maagemet o captive poplatios iclig i-epth taiig i

the se o specialise poplatio maagemet sotae. usig o

o stbook a pogamme o ill ieti poblems ithi

o ataset that ee to be aesse beoe a sccessl geetic

aalsis is possible. B the e o this cose o shol ko

hee the poblems lie i o o ata, ho to ovecome them a

ho to ceate ecommeatios base o geetic a emogaphic

aalsis to achieve the goals o o pogamme.

who is the cose aime at?CurrentEuropeanEndangeredSpeciesProgramme(EEP)coordinatorsor

EuropeanStudbook(ESB)keeperswhohavealreadycompletedtheBasicBreeding

ProgrammeManagementcourse.

Cotet Preparingstudbooksforanalysis

Demographyandgenetics

Programmegoals

Makingrecommendations

Templatereportforrecommendations

SpecialfunctionsofpopulationmanagementsoftwaresuchasPM2000andPMx

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